Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Specimen $500, 1 January 1909, brown and pale blue, crowned arms at centre, buffalo and farmer in rice field at left, ornamental garden and steps at right, bank title in curve top centre, value in brown underprint low centre, value at each corner, rev. red, bank head office at centre (Ma H40; Cribb 2.47), red SPECIMEN overprint, crisp good extremely fine, most attractive, a lovely Waterlow engraving, rare